diff --git a/lib/Db/CirclesRequest.php b/lib/Db/CirclesRequest.php
index f36cbfe17..dd613862c 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CirclesRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CirclesRequest.php
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ public function getCircles(
 		$circles = [];
 		$cursor = $qb->execute();
 		while ($data = $cursor->fetch()) {
-			if ($name === '' || stripos(strtolower($data['name']), strtolower($name)) !== false) {
+			if ($name === '' || stripos(strtolower($data['name']), strtolower($name)) !== false
+				|| stripos(strtolower($data['alt_name']), strtolower($name)) !== false) {
 				$circles[] = $this->parseCirclesSelectSql($data);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Db/CirclesRequestBuilder.php b/lib/Db/CirclesRequestBuilder.php
index 5b9bd76c7..fc02595ca 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CirclesRequestBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CirclesRequestBuilder.php
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ private function generateLimitSecret(IQueryBuilder $qb, $circleUniqueId, $type,
 
 		$orX = $expr->orX($expr->gte('u.level', $qb->createNamedParameter(Member::LEVEL_MEMBER)));
 		$orX->add($expr->eq('c.name', $qb->createNamedParameter($name)))
+			->add($expr->eq('c.alt_name', $qb->createNamedParameter($name)))
 			->add($expr->eq('c.unique_id', $qb->createNamedParameter($circleUniqueId)));
 
 		if ($this->leftJoinedNCGroupAndUser) {